2. Location : a federal republic on the continent of North America Area : 9,629,047 sq km (3,717,796 sq mi) (3 rd largest country in the world after Russia and Canada) 50 states : 48 contiguous states 2 noncontiguous states of Alaska & Hawaii Population : 2006 - 306,206,787 (3 rd in the world behind China and India.)
3. Capital city Washington D.C Largest city New York - Language: English - Industrialization: Manufacturing - Culture: Hispanic Americans, American Indians and European Americans -> in the Southwest, the Chinese -> in big cities such as New York and San Francisco.